/ · 1894 Brewer’s · C · Chilminar and Balbec
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Two cities built by the Genii, acting under the orders of Jan ben Jan, who governed the world long before the time of Adam. Chilminar, or the “Forty Pillars,” is Persepʹolis. These two cities were built as lurking places for the Genii to hide in.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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